bid
Example Sentences
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According to the Financial Times, the U.K. telecommunications group is considering a bid for TalkTalk’s consumer operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Higher inflation raises the likelihood of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates in a bid to curtail spending.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
More than a decade later, former EBay chief Meg Whitman spent $144 million of her wealth on her bid to become California’s governor, setting a new national record for spending on a state election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The government has taken stakes in startups like Kraken, Wayve and Oxford Quantum Circuits in recent weeks, in a bid to prevent them from moving out of the country to look for funding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“Ladies, perhaps I should bid you goodbye and be on my way to run errands.”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Vocabulary lists containing bid
Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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Lee's General Order No. 9: A Farewell Address
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